by Patricia D. Cornwell · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804399995
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«Postmortem» is the suspense and mystery novel by Patricia D. Cornwell, published by Mondadori in paperback (310 pages, in Italian).
In Richmond, a serial killer has murdered three women, raped and strangled in their homes, always on a Saturday before dawn. Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of Virginia, receives the call announcing a new crime. Her forensic investigation puts her in the spotlight: she too could be the next target.
First installment of the Kay Scarpetta series. The novel won the Edgar, Anthony and Macavity awards for best first novel.
For readers of crime fiction, mystery and police thriller who want to start with the first installment of the Kay Scarpetta series.
Patricia Cornwell is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in Richmond, Virginia, where most of the stories are set. The plots are notable for their emphasis on forensic science, which has influenced later TV treatments of police work. Cornwell has also accused Walter Sickert of carrying out the Jack the Ripper killings. However, Sickert is not considered a serious suspect by most who study the case, and strong evidence shows he spent most of 1888 outside the UK, and was in France at the time of most of the Ripper murders. Her books have sold more than 120 million copies.
